Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 112

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer", "Jump-Hour, Répétition Minutes", No. 08/25, movement No. 435751, case No. D68105, Ref. 25789/2. Produced in a limited edition of 25 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, jump-hour, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with four screws, apertures for the jump hour at 12, for the minutes at 6 with painted Arabic numerals and indexes on white revolving discs. Triangular index for the minutes. M. Cal. 2865 G, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 32 x 32 mm.